Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 4, 1911, Page 1

(ONGRESS OPEN SESSION TODAY ONSIDERED THE MOST IMPORT- AxT SESSION SINCE THE CIVIL W! WAR. ARIFF AND IRllSIS I’RWCII’M. SUBJECTS my 01 Approaching Presi- dantial Campaign. Associated Press.) yu, Dec. 4.—"The most wy raat session since the Civil war 1= the prediction made by 1 socratic leaders for the - session of the Sixty- ress which opened today. days ahead,” are fore- stirring st by lu :publican members, and on <ides of the big party line mem- are g ¢ ~ 1 the House and Senate s up to fight out weighty prob- bows of legislation in a session that ill lvad up to the Presidential cam- baten of 1912, 0f importance as to the bearing it il have on the approaching polit- L 4l contest in the nation; of par- icular interest because of party dif- fore1 v regulars and insurgents n the republican side; reactionaries ud progressives among the demo- rats, and of unusual significance ause of the heavy legislative procram, it is at least certain that his will be one of the liveliest ses- iors of Congress in many years. With the gavels falling in the Biouse und Senate at noon, the tarift ud the trusts stood out as the most mportant subjects for legislation ith u big fight assured in both houses Many of other great ques- ions confronting the Congress, all i to be approached vigorously, monetary reform, ratifica- arbitration treaties with ain and France, and the ties with Nicaragua and < Alaskan legislation, the of Senators by direct vote ople, pension bills and the ko0 and permanent annual ap- to be under the direc- < time in the House by a (e committee, il the legislative struggles are 10 wress; polities is certaln not to <hadowed. With the demo- s loking ahead with sanguine j+ tr triumph at the polls next Nownler, and insurgent republi- #1: ='riking out in earnest to cap- ti tlir party convention, if pos- move made in either { Congress from now until riment will be thoroughly vl from political as well as v viewpoints, The polit- Washington will soon be- . with the republican na- nmmittee meeting here De- 2 to be followed Janyary drmocratic national com- Selection of convention sing of committee chair- will manage the hig cam- ! plans for the approach- onventions and the subsc- ttle of the baliots will at- pro; lations, wuch attention . sm the rat +vislators as will the mak- e of nation’s laws. ven the political iuterest in isex there are candidates for leney castirg their sha- toss the herizoa. ' Ulark, the Speaker of the ready considered among the possibilities, 1aay at any K¢ presidantial prouounce- s coi'eagues; and Repre- Oscar W, Und-rwood, of the Democratiz toor lead- talkea of t' roughout the = presidential « s.per. ‘nate, Mr. LaFollette al- = been proclaimed by pro- republicans as their choice oy the nomination from Mr. House the political inter- further complicated by of Mr. Bryan, who has A Awith Mr. Underwood and Uim as a reactionary and ices Speaker Clark in what mocrats declare is an effort * a breach between the and the majority leader of 'ariff legislative program will 'Centinued on page four.) ’ Publlshed in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. LAKELAND LADY LOSES BANK ROLL ON A. C. L. PULLMAN Mrs. W. J. Quinan, who left Lakeland Tuesday night for her home in Savannah, had the misfor- tune to be relieved of the contents of her pocket book on an A. C. L. Cullmap jut a few miles out of Jacksonville, her loss being in the neighborhood of $100.00, all of which was in bills. Mrs. Quinan and little son were seated in the Pullman waiting for their berth to be made up Wednes- day morning, when the baby, who is just learning to walk, started off down the car. Mrs, Quinan lefy her pocketbook on the seat and went about half way down the aisle and brought the baby back, and on her return to her seat her pocketbook was gote. The conductor and port- er at once made a thorough search for the pocketbood, which was found on the floor under the seat, with only 15 cents therein, Seated in the same section with Mrs. Quinan was a woman who act- ed very suspiciously but wheh ques- tioned as to her knowledge of the dis- appearance of the money, she be- came very indignant and denied knowing anything about it. The conductor assured Mrs., Quinan that the matter would be taken up and probed to the bottom, but thus far rothing has been heard. IT COSTS SOME MONEY TO RUN THIS GOVERNMENT, THOUGH POSTOFFICE MADE A SAVING. (By Associated Press.) Washington, D. C.,, Dec. 4.—It will take $745,834,563 to conduct the government during the next fis- cal year, according to estimates laid before Congress by the Secretary of the Treasury. This Is $21,283,921,- 43 less than was appropriated for the fiscal year 1911-12, The esti- mates submitted this year doesn’t include money for the postoffice de- partment, which is expected to be pru('ll('all\' self-sustaining. NEW LAKELAKD MANAGER FOR UNITED LAND SALES CO. Mr. F. . Gibbons, of Kansas City who arrived in Lakeland recently, has taken charge of the business of the United Land Sales Co., having an office in the Drane Building. The business of this company has heretofore been managed by Mr. F. K. Baxter, who has also been the representative of the Florida Good liomes Co. The volume of trans- actions has become'so large that it was found desirable to divide the husiness of the two concerns, and Mr. Gibbons relieves Mr. Baxter so far as the United Land Sales Co.’ affairs are concerned, Mr. Baxter still being manager for the Florida Good Homes Co., also retaining his office in the Drane building. The lands of these concerns which iie north of Lakeland embrace some splendid fruit and trucking acreages, and many new settlers are making bomes upon them. Mr. Gibbons is accompanied by his wife, and they have rooms with Mrs. T. L. Walker, on Tennessee avenue. A CL EMPLOYES GET A RAISE Wilmington, N. (., Dec. 4. —It was announced Saturday that effective December 1 a general increase in salaries would be allowed clerks agents and all employes of the en- tire Atlantic Coast Line Railway sys- tem. The raise amounts to about & per cent HORSES PERISH IN RAGING FLAMES Destructive Fire in Jersey City To- day. Two Injured and Much Property Loss. (By Associated Press.) Jersey City, N. J., Dec. 4. —Three hundred horses perished in the burning stables of the United States Express Company this morning. A city block was burned, and two fire- men injured. Loss $400,000. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, JOHN D. ‘ STEPS DOWN RESIGNS PRESIDENCY AND DI- RECTORSHIP OF STANDARD OIL COMPANY. Associated Press.) Dec. 4.—John D. (By l resigned as Presi- ‘ 1l York, Rockefeller has dent and director of the New Standard Jersey, John D. Archbold has been elected to suc- 0il Company, of New coed him, GOVERNMENT WINS IN AMSKAN CASE Supreme Court Knocks Out Coal Land Grabbers in Alaska, (By Associated Press.) Washington, D. €., Dec. 4,—The (jovernment won a sweeping victory in the campaign against the Alaskan coal lands fraud, when the Supreme Court decided that a person or as- sociation is limited to one coal land entry in Alaska. The Court held valid the indictment charglng Char- Treasurer-General of Persia, lauding les F. Munday and Archie W. Shields with fraud and conspiracy. QUARTERLY HONOR ROLL. Owing to the illness of Mrs. Lovell, the Quarterly Honor Roll for the Sixth Grade-A has not appeared before. It is as follows: No. 1.—Nannie Funk. No. 2.--Gladys Davis. No. 4%.—Louis Slocum. No. 4.—Elmer McArthur. No. H.—Kittle McRae. COURT HAS STAY OF TRIAL UNDER ADVISELENT (By Assovlnted Press.) Washington, D. (., Dec. 4.—The Supreme Court took under consider- ation the application of counsel for the Chicago beef packers for a stay of their trial on the charge of crim- inally violating the Anti-Trust Law. IDON'T RUN, HONDAY DECEMBER 4, 1911 SAYS NICK SON-IN-LAW DISCUORAGING THE MOVEMENT TO MAKE TED- DY THE NOMINEE. (By Associated Press.) Washington, D. C., Dec. 4.—Rep- resentative Nicholas Longworth, ton-in-law of Theodore Rouvsevelt, said: “Like all friends of Mr. Roose- velt, I'm discouraging any effort to make him the Republican neminee for President in the convention of PERSIA APPEALS 10 THE NATIONS With Foreign Enemy Approaching Her Capital, She Asks for Intervention, (By Associated Press.) Teheran, Persia, Dec, 4. —The National Council telegraphed an ap- peal to the American Congress and other nations in her trouble with Germany, whose troops are on her way here. Local assemblies tele- graphed W. M. Shuster, American his services. MORE EVIDENCE OF BRIBERY BEING UNEARTHED (By Associated Press.) los Angeles, Calif., Dec. 4. trict Attorney Fredericks has in- formed the Assoclated Press that BLert H. Franklin, the detective em- ployed under the defense in the Mc- Namara case, and now under arrest -Dis- tor bribery, actually paid Robert F. 2ain $400, and promised him $3,000 rore if he would vote for acquittal. Fredlericks showed a sworn copy of whe affidavit from Mrs. Bain, show- ing how Franklin approached her with the proposition to bribe her She finally consented, She detailed how her husband took tke money, and afterwards his con- selence hurt him, and he gave it Lo Fredericks. husband. FLORlDA SHlPPERS WIN FIGHT FOR LOWER RATES Washington, Dec, 2.—After an ex- haustive review of the efforts of the] I"lorida railroad commission to regu- late the reasonableness of inter- state rates applying to the movement of traffic into and out of the state, the Interstate Commerce Commission tcday rendered an opinion favorable te the Florida Fruit and Vegetable Shippers association against the At- luntic Coast Line and the railrnnd' commission of Florida against the | Scaboard Air Line, The whole case is substantially | <ot out in the finding and order of | the commission as follows: “From the facts disclosed by the rccord held that the rates upon| pineapples, citrus fruits and vegeta- bles which would result from the ap-| plication of the distance tariff given in the report herein upon the line of the Florida East Coast Railway, Company, the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company and the Seaboard Air Line railway from points in Florida up to Jacksonville, when | destined to points beyond in other states, would be just and reasonable, that they ought not to be exceeded for the future and that the present rates of those carriers are unjust and unreasonable to the extent that they exceed such rates. “These cases being at issue upon complaints and answers on file and having been duly heard and submit- ted by the parties and full investi- gation of the matters and things in- volved having been had and the commission being of the opinion that the present rates on pineapples citrus fruit and vegetables from{ points on the Florida East (‘oaflt railway, the Seaboard Air Line rail- way and the Atlantic Coast Line railroad to Jacksonville when des- tined for points beyond in other states are unjust and unreasonable insofar as the rat es named in par- araph 3 and that the rates named in { points beyond in other states paragraph % hereof would for the future be just and reasonable. “It is ordered that defendants Florida East Coast Railway com- pany, Seaboard Air Line railway and Atlantic Coast Line railway com pany be and they are hereby noti- fied and required to cease and desist on or before the 2d day of January, 1912, and for a period of not less than two years thereafter, abstain from exacting for the transportation on pineapples, citrus fruits and veg- etables, in carloads and less than carloads from points of production upon their various lines of railway to Jacksonville when destined for any rates in excess of those mentioned in paragraph 3 hereof. “It is further ordered that said de- fendants mentioned in paragraph 2 hereof be and they are hereby noti- fied and required to establish on or before the 2d of January 1912 and maintain in force thereafter during a period of not less than two years and apply to the transportation of pineapples, citrus fruits and vegeta- bles in carload and less than car- load quantities, the carload mini- mum being 24,0007pounds for pine- apples and citrus fruits, 21,000 pounds for vegetables under ventila- tions and 17,500 pounds for vegeta- bles under retrigeration from points of production upon defendants, vari- ous lines of railway to Jacksonville when destined for points beyond in other states, rates which shall not exceed the following in cents per standard box of eighty pounds in case of pineapples and citrus fraits and in cents per standard crate of fifty pounds in case of vegetables.” (Here follows the tariff which here- after is to be used in making these shipments.) Louis C. Massey represented the raliroad commission at the hearing and A. A. Boggs, appeared for the Frult and Vegetables Growers. |WILL TAKE SHAKER CASE BErORE Anvlnrs JURY. issimmee, Fla., Dec. . the grand jury reported Shaker. case Friday night they turned a reguiar indictment marked “not true bill,” and court oflicials did not notice the word “"not” betore “true bill” at the time. Later Judge Price had the report contirm- ed showing no indictment. Suturday States Attorney Johes gave notice that he would make i motion to have the courty hold the defendants until the spring term oi court, when another grand jury can investigate the This motiou will be argued this afternoon at 2 The attoruey that a report of the analysis of the poisoned woman’s stomach was not hefore the grand jury and was only to be used as rebuttal evidence iu the trial of the case, Gillette has not from custody as reported and is in jail here. M Judge Price sustains the report of the state attorney, Gil- lette will not be liberated for at least six months. The action of the grand jury came as a distinet sur- prise, Many believed the Shakers would be acquitted by a petit jury a the trial, but all agreed the grand jury would indict them, Ki Whea the re- on cise, o'clock., state said been released LITTLETON HAD THE STAGE HOUSE DREW THE CROWD, WITH BUT LITTLE DOING IN THE SENATE. (By Associated Press.) Washington, D. ., Dec. 4.---The house drew practically all the atten- tion at the opening session of Con- gress today, as there was little bus- iness, but the routine swearing in of new members on the Sen- ate Program. Representatives were especially interested in the speech of Representative Martin W, Little- ton, of New York, in answer to at- 4 tueks made on him as a result of his action in advising the steel trust investigating committee to suspend its inquiry into matters which were covered by the prosecu- tion started hy the government against United States Steel, " charged flenry B, Martin, secretary of the Anti-Trust League, with cir- culating false reports about him. and with consorting with David Lamar, whom Littleton said was 2 “hear” operator in Wall Street, to aid in the depression of steel stock. He charged that W. J. Bryan had gone off “half cocked in the Com- moner, in his comment on the stee investigation. Littleton asserted he acted according to his own con- geionce, not being influenced by any one, Representative Garvdner, of Mas- achugetts, Repnblican, a member of the Steel Committee, heartily en- dorsed Littleton in his explanation of his attitude toward the investiga- tion. The Republican leader, Mann then appointed a committee to in- vegtigate the attack on Littleton Both houges of Conress convened at noon with practically all members present. The gallery and corridors were crowded with spectators. Washington, D. €, Dec. 4. A pe- tition for the impeachment and ex- pulsion from the House of Repre- sentative Martin W, Littleton, of New York was presented to Speak- er Clark by Secretary Ienry B Martin, of the Anti-Trust league. It was presented while Littleton was making a speech attacking Mar- tin SENATE HELD BRIEF SESSION Hcke Smith, of Georgia, and Gardner | of Maine, Are Duly Sworn In, The Senate was only in session seventeen minutes. Hoke Smith, of Georgia, and Obediah Gardner, of Maine, were sworp in. Scores of bills and resolutions were introduced into the House, including one for Canadian reciprocity and one for the proposed repeal of the Sherman Anti-trust Act UNIONS CONDEMN MCcNAMARAS THEY CLAIM THAT THE MEN DECEIVED AND BETRAYED ORGANIZATIONS MORE BRIBERY IS UNEARTHED sicNamaras Will Be Sentenced To- morrow, But Search for Others Implicated Will Proceed. (By Associated Press,) Los Angeles, Calit,, Dee, 4.-—1n a2 dgned statement, declared to be in the Attorney Fred- ericks, » Robert F. 1tain, wife of a juror in the Mc- Namara case, she declares that $500 was paid her by an agent for the defense to influence her husband to secure a disagreement or acquit- tal of James B. McNamara, who was then on trial for murder. “Yes, it is true,” Bain is ve- ported as saying, ‘“The money was turned over to the District Attor- ney."” It was rumored Friday, when the court proceedings were stopped with the confessions of the McNamara brothers that an investigation of th reports of jury tampering would be wade. The McNamaras will be sentenced tomorrow, but work to apprehend others connected with the dynamite plots will go steadily on. More in- dictments when the grand jury meets are looked for. M. A. Schmidt and Davis Kapla are under indiet- ment for The Times disaster, but have never been caught. As usual in big cases, the air is full of ru- mors, many of them foolish, al- though some apparently of such na- ture are looked into by the state, The possibilities for developments are unlimited, it 1s considered, Any- thing would not be surprising after what has already taken place. Labor organizations all over the country continue to condemn the MceNamaras whom they consider traitors to unionism, and many de- mand death sentences for them. hands of District made by M REVIVAL SERVICES AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH The revival at the Baptist church opened yesterday morning under favorable circumstances, and the outlook is good for a splendid and suceessful meeting, A large congregation was present at both the morning and evening hours, and much interest evidenced in the meeting which will take place ch day. At the morning nour yesterday Dr. Nowlin took as his subject, “The Nameless Lad's Offering,” and at night he preached a torcetul sermon from the text, “Get Ready to Die” br. Nowlin speaks straight the shoulder and so earnest in his efforts to interesy the that he cannot fail to bring many to see the error of their way. This morning he held a service at 10 o'clock and impressed the fact on the members that they would have to do the personal work in the mecting, that without outside aid he would be able only to do the preach- ing. “Whether the meeting is a success or not,” said Dr. Nowlin, “depends altogether on the work the them- twice « from is he unsaved, rmembers are willing to do selves.” The revival will continue as long w8 interest is evidenced, services be- ing held at 10 o’clock in the morn- irg and 7:15 at night, and a cordial invitation is extended the public to wttend. HAS PINELLAS ANY OFFICERS BEING DECIDED TODAY Tampa, Dec. 4. Today in Supreme Court at Tallahassee the status of Pinellas county may be determined insofar as it concerns the jurisdic- tion of present officers appointed under Hillsborough but whose offi- cial duties are performed in what is outlined as Pinellas. The specific case on which hear- ing is to be had is that of a justice of the peace at Tarpon Springs. At- torney General Park Trammell bas ruled that such offices in Pinellas are without jurisdiction. ¢ .'f‘ THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM -,